On April 30, 2011, a group of assailants attacked the MLA, who represents Chandrayangutta constituency in Old City, with sharp weapons and firearms near the MIM office at Barkas.

One of the assailants, Ibrahim Bin Younus Yafai had died after he was hit by a bullet when the gunman of another MIM MLA Ahmed Balala accompanying Akbaruddin Owaisi had opened fire in retaliation.

A total of 14 accused faced trial in the case and four of them were convicted today. All the accused were present in court.

Some of the accused are still in jail while some are out on bail. Elaborate security arrangements were made near the Nampally court complex with the deployment of armed police personnel. Media was not allowed in the court.

The Hyderabad Police had then said that the attack may be a fallout of a land dispute as Akbaruddin had opposed encroachments of government lands (allegedly occupied by some among the assailants) in Chandrayangutta and Bandlaguda areas.

Apart from this reason, there might be some earlier differences that led to the attack, they had said.